Judge, 1916-11-25 · page 28 of 32
Judge — November 25, 1916 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes **lighthearted college humor** with **serious wartime charity appeal**. The "College Wits" section contains brief jokes about college life—playing on student stereotypes about romance, laziness, and academic indifference. These are genteel, pun-based humor typical of early 20th-century magazines. However, the dominant content is a **Thanksgiving-era fundraising appeal** for starving German children. The text contrasts America's first Thanksgiving (Pilgrims escaping famine) with current German child starvation caused by WWI. It solicits donations ($10 monthly sustains one family) through the American Red Cross and German Relief Committee, channeled via the American Ambassador in Berlin. The juxtaposition is striking: collegiate witticisms about trivial romantic disappointments appear alongside pleas for hungry children. This likely reflects **1918-1919 post-WWI conditions**, when American relief efforts attempted to feed civilian populations in defeated Germany. The appeal frames charity as both gratitude and Christian obligation.
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